Pressure Training: The Key to Optimal Performance Under Stress
The role of pressure in training and how creating it through the lens of athlete-centered coaching leads to increased performance.
The role of pressure in training and how creating it through the lens of athlete-centered coaching leads to increased performance.
Recently published research out of Queensland University of Technology proves that it’s possible, plausible, believable and appropriate, to adapt your behavior to suit the situation. Importantly, the research shows that the momentary adaptations have no negative impact or consequences for the individual.
Throughout August the world’s top athletes battled it out in Rio as part of the 2016 Olympic Games. But some far outshone others to take home the medals. According to Scientific American, researchers have a special term for these best of the best: superelites.
North American Society for Sport Management (NASSM) 2016 Conference From May 31st – June 4th Athlete Assessments will be sponsoring and exhibiting at the 2016
By Kate Ross, Athlete Assessments Recently Liz and I attended the 2014 NASSM Conference in Pittsburgh. The North American Society for Sport Management Conference often
After reading ‘How Full is Your Bucket’ by Tom Rath and Donald O. Clifton PhD, I read another of Rath’s books titled ‘Strengths Based Leadership’. An important chapter of this book is all about why people follow leaders. For so long, leadership research has focused on asking leaders what they do. But with this focus of research, there is a very obvious point overlooked: You are a Leader only if others follow you.
Compiled by Liz Masen, CEO of Athlete Assessments, the Coach Survey Summary Results. What are the top three sports coaching challenges faced?
Collated by Liz Masen, Client Director of Athlete Assessments Coach Survey Summary Results 2009 In your role as a coach, how much formal leadership training
By Liz Masen, Client Director at Athlete Assessments At Athlete Assessments, our role is to be experts in what makes our clients successful, and part of
By Dr. Chris Cushion, Loughborough University, UK How Effective is your Coaching Practice? (Used with Permission by Dr. Chris Cushion) The complex nature of the
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Bo Hanson’s career within the sport and the business sector spans over 25 years, delivering leadership, management, and coach development. In addition to his own athletic career comprising of four Olympic appearances and including three Olympic medals, Bo has worked for many years with coaches and athletes from over 40 different sports across the globe. Bo was also the winner of the Australian Institute of Training and Development (AITD) 2023 Award for L&D Professional of the Year, for his dedication to L&D and transformational work across various industries.
After a successful career in sport including four Olympics and three Olympic Medals, Bo co-founded and developed Athlete Assessments in 2007. Bo now focuses on working with clients to achieve their own success on and off ‘the field’, and has attained an unmatched track-record in doing exactly this.